Potato-picker mechanism for potato-planters



W. A. HENDRICKSON. Poma PICKER MEcHANlsM ros pomo PLANTERS. APPLICATION`FILED JULY 2. l9l9..

Patented Aug. 26,1919.

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WIIJIAM A HENDRICKSON, F RIVERTON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGN'OR T0 MOWHORTERMANUFACTURING ooMPANY, or RIVERToN, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION or lNEW lJERsEiC POTATO-PICKER MECHANISM FOR IPOTATO-PLANTERS.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, yl/VILLTAM A', HEN-"DRIcKsoN, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at Riverton, county of Burlington, State of New Jersey, haveinvented a new and useful Potato-Picker Mechanism for Potato-Planters,ofwhich the following is a specification. 4 A I In a prior patentgranted to AllenMc- Whorter, No.` 1,287,601, December 10th,`19,1S,"there isshown, described and broadly claimed, a novel`construction of a potato planter, which is provided witha rotatabledevice carrying impahng mechanism which is adapted to be operated atintervals to impalev potatoes and release the same so that `they areldropped uniformly and regularly `to the ground in'the operation ofplanting,

provision being made for rendering said imfpaling ymechanism temporarilyinoperative, Aso asto stop the `planting when desired.

g present invention resides particularly A1n improvements in the pickeroperating mechanism, shown particularly in Figures 6 to 9, of the patentaforesaid, wherein it will ,be seen that the pivotal members of the 4im-Iupon thel shank of said stationary member,

so that the impaling pins of the pivotal arm lwill always properly alinewith the holes in j the stationary arm.,

As in the'patent aforesaid, I actuate the ping mechanism but I collocatethe springs or tension devices differently from the coni Specificationof Letters Ifatent.

Patented A110'. 26, 1919.

' Applicationled July 2, 1919. Serial No. 308,303.

`mounted directly uponsaid rotatable head and having an `oii'set arm,which is guided `upon the shank of said stationary member,

said arm being provided with a hook, which is engaged by one end of atension device whose other end is secured to said rotary member, whilethe end of said pivotal member opposite to said arm is provided with alug or projection adapted to be intermittently tripped or actuated by lasuitable cam member. i

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in theaccompanying drawing one form thereof which is at present preferred byme, since the same will be found in practice to give satisfactory andreliable results, although it is to be understood that the variousinstrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variouslyarranged and Organized and that the inven` tion islnot limited `to thelprecise arrange- Ament and organization of these instrumentalities asherein shown and described.

Fi". 1 rc resents a side elevation of a potato picker mechanism,embodying my invention, showing the elements thereof constituting myinvention in assembled position.

Fig.` 2 represents a section on line 2-2 I Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 represents a Section on line 3-3 Fig. 1. v

Fig. 4: represents a section on line 4 4 Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 represents-a perspective View of the pivotal picker member, indetached position. pivotal members` by a suitable cam or trip- Similarnumerals of vreference indicate corresponding parts.

`Referring to the drawings.

1 designates the rotary head or rotatable member which supports orcarries the picking mechanisms 2 of the potato planter, which are inpractice eight in number and 5 with, an inner `shankwhiol'i is boltedorther- Wise secured, preferably at tWo points as. indicated at 5, tosaid rotary member l, the

The advantages of my present invention will be readily apparent to thoseskilled in the art, since the pivotal members 4L can be ,readily removedfrom l.the rotatable `head by simply reinovinglthe pivotl, andi, in oaseof accident or damage to either of the members 8 or 4f, either one orthe other can outer L or opposite `en'd's "6' of said stationary, freadily' ibe' f removedfV pm "repla'ced i Without member I'being"PFOVdGdWWith 'holes f'gfif'disturb-ing the other,rassfevidents 'if' 10through which the impaling .pins 8 pass, Furthermore, itis.mportant'inIthselass which are preferably t'vv'iii number; andere'`-`f` dev'es'that thefinpailing pins 8 properly secured to the outer endof the pivotal mem aline at all times with the holes 7 whiehber'llinanysuitable' manner. 'mi 'ractas-lawper to remove theinllpledpotato The pivotal member isprefierably con; ,at theproperperiods, as in the patent aforealiile atalltimeswiththe"holes f l .CleViSed/allee. "potato, reicher mechanism. for P'Qtatoplanters ,ah 1 1'embodies the features advantage ,enumerated fas deseable/ ,1

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50 the rotary head carrying thepc'kermeghae v ffnemherendeelesedandt-heir,eeaeralmode ,'aliOQk-leebedlonaidffset 115 ofoperation 'with respect to the hopperwkand ,11,2 lue:` onfsadl pfOfditmflooated fthe selecting andimpalinaeithe DQMLOGS ',Qepeeltelymeadh k, enaerrliahalvlifna y l i d' llldtvthl to be planted issubstantially -the same-,as 'lonefend,afttaelfled4 iQgSadhoo551';disolosedin sadpatenta,ala the loeation "lle 'l .0ftherQtarI/heasffl-n thelhoprerandh@ actuation yo" the pivotal armsl'arjeneonpeeled, amlltllerefpref ,deemit unmeeessarv to 'describe indetail fthei entirellyelewof 60 operation shovyp; thea,p'late'ntwaforesaid, 1 @Keent-t0, ,Seyl that .the manner of, 'tripping.printermitteritlreetuatnlgthepvotel offset portionI on the inner end ofsaid und said rotary hond for causing the outer plvotal arm extendlng'across sind shank ends of sand arms to normally be 1n Contact andadapted to rlde and be ,guided upon und sind pms to project through szudholes. l0

said shank, a'hook in said offset arm, u. lug `WILLIAM A. HENDRICKSON.on said arm opposite Suid hook and adapted ftnessesz to be engaged by atripping mechanism, C. D. MCVAY.

and tension devices common to said hook F. A. NEWTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

